Global Patent Index - EP 2243220 B1

EP 2243220 B1 20160127 - A CIRCUIT FOR AND METHOD OF MINIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE

Title (en)

A CIRCUIT FOR AND METHOD OF MINIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE

Title (de)

SCHALTKREIS UND VERFAHREN ZUR MINIMIERUNG DES STROMVERBRAUCHS IN EINER INTEGRIERTEN SCHALTVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

CIRCUIT ET PROCÉDÉ POUR MINIMISER LA CONSOMMATION DE COURANT DANS UN DISPOSITIF DE CIRCUIT INTÉGRÉ

Publication

EP 2243220 B1 20160127 (EN)

Application

EP 09712529 A 20090218

Priority

  • US 2009034421 W 20090218
  • US 3436108 A 20080220

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2009210731A1] A method of minimizing power consumption in an integrated device is disclosed. The method comprises providing a plurality of circuit blocks having circuits for performing logic functions, wherein each circuit block consumes power in a static state; coupling one of a plurality of operating voltages to each circuit block of the plurality of circuit blocks; enabling a reduction of power consumed by a first set of circuit blocks by way of a first power reduction signal; and enabling a reduction of power consumed by a second set of circuit blocks by way of a second power reduction signal. A circuit for minimizing power consumption in a device is also disclosed.

IPC 8 full level

H03K 19/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/177 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H03K 19/0016 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 19/17704 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 19/17784 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2009210731 A1 20090820; US 8145923 B2 20120327; CA 2713142 A1 20090827; CA 2713142 C 20140506; CN 101953075 A 20110119; CN 101953075 B 20130116; EP 2243220 A1 20101027; EP 2243220 B1 20160127; JP 2011515906 A 20110519; JP 5123401 B2 20130123; WO 2009105485 A1 20090827

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 3436108 A 20080220; CA 2713142 A 20090218; CN 200980105686 A 20090218; EP 09712529 A 20090218; JP 2010547725 A 20090218; US 2009034421 W 20090218